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1.Discuss the political, economic and social causes of the French Revolution.
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Social causes
- people of the third estate were discriminated . They had to pay taxes and all their activities could only be performed after the approval.
- Clergy and nobility enjoyed may privileges based on birth and where exempted from paying taxes .
- french society was divided into three estates clergy , nobility and common people .
- clergy and nobility were 10% of the population but possessed 60% of the lands , the 3rd estate where 90% of the population but only possessed 40% of the lands .
political causes
- France was ruled by a monarch who was weak and incompetent .
- all the political powers were in the hands of the first two estates and they enjoyed all the privileges.
- Louis XVI was drove france into useless wars bringing the country to the verge of bankruptcy.
Economic causes
- All the taxes were paid by the third estate .
- the government was under heavy debt after fighting several wars the country had a debt of about 2 billion livers.
- The church extracted taxes called tithes and one indirect one called taille.
- The population of France rose from 23 million to 28 million in 1789 . this lead to rapid increase for food grains and an economic crisis began .
Alll these reasons led to the cause of french revolution...
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